NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Central Vigilance Commission inquiry into CBI director Alok Verma , who together with particular director Rakesh Asthana was once asked to move on leave after an internal battle between the two, to be completed in two weeks beneath the supervision of retired SC Judge A K Patnaik.
Calling the topic one among "national importance" that can't brook any prolong, CJI Ranjan Gogoi and justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph mentioned a retired SC pass judgement on would supervise the CVC probe "because of the importance of the case for the country and is a one time exception without casting aspersions on any constitutional or statutory authority."
Interim director Nageshwar Rao advised not to take coverage choice
The top court docket also asked M Nageshwar Rao, who was once named interim CBI director by means of the central government, not to take any coverage choice and do handiest regimen activity to keep the central agency functioning, essentially serving as an administrative head until the inquiry was once completed.
The court docket ordered the Centre to present in a sealed cover the decisions taken until date by means of interim director Rao after being assigned the fee.
The court docket was once hearing a petition filed by means of Verma difficult the central government's order to send him on leave.
Earlier on Friday, Asthana also moved the SC in opposition to the Centre's choice to send him on leave.
Following an internal battle between Verma and Asthana, the top two officers of the CBI, the government had appointed M Nageshwar Rao as interim chief of the CBI with "immediate effect" and placed the top two officers of the central agency on leave.
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Calling the topic one among "national importance" that can't brook any prolong, CJI Ranjan Gogoi and justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph mentioned a retired SC pass judgement on would supervise the CVC probe "because of the importance of the case for the country and is a one time exception without casting aspersions on any constitutional or statutory authority."
Interim director Nageshwar Rao advised not to take coverage choice
The top court docket also asked M Nageshwar Rao, who was once named interim CBI director by means of the central government, not to take any coverage choice and do handiest regimen activity to keep the central agency functioning, essentially serving as an administrative head until the inquiry was once completed.
The court docket ordered the Centre to present in a sealed cover the decisions taken until date by means of interim director Rao after being assigned the fee.
The court docket was once hearing a petition filed by means of Verma difficult the central government's order to send him on leave.
Earlier on Friday, Asthana also moved the SC in opposition to the Centre's choice to send him on leave.
Following an internal battle between Verma and Asthana, the top two officers of the CBI, the government had appointed M Nageshwar Rao as interim chief of the CBI with "immediate effect" and placed the top two officers of the central agency on leave.
Read story in Bengali
SC orders CVC inquiry into CBI director Alok Verma to be completed in two weeks
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